On April 15 Beijing time, according to Blazers reporter Bill Oram, the group owned by Blazers owner Dundon purchased the team for $4.25 billion, but intends to offer the head coach a contract around $1 million per year—approximately only one-fourth of the market rate.

On April 15 Beijing time, the well-known basketball analyst nicknamed "American Yang Yi," Stephen A. Smith, discussed the first-round Lakers vs. Suns matchup in his latest program and specifically highlighted Kevin Durant. "The core point I want to make is: regarding pressure, who wins or loses, and who gains or loses more, this person is Kevin Durant, without a doubt. I believe Durant is a top-ten player in NBA history.

On April 15 Beijing time, according to documents from the United States Patent and Trademark Office, Nike's application to register the "B9" trademark for Los Angeles Lakers guard Bronny James was rejected due to potential confusion with existing registered trademarks.

On April 15 Beijing time, Los Angeles Lakers head coach Redick, after leading the team's first playoff preparation practice, stated that he currently has no further updates regarding the return timelines for Luka Doncic and Austin Reaves from their respective injuries. "Their return dates are uncertain," Redick said. "I won't have any updates this week. Their return dates are uncertain."

Guangdong team officially announced: Du Feng suddenly felt physically unwell and could not persist in leading the team in the game. A well-known domestic basketball platform: Jiao Boqiao has returned to the Guangdong team and will resume training soon. Combining these two pieces of news, it's quite interesting...... At the end of March this year, Jiao Boqiao left the team citing personal matters, and outsiders speculated that he couldn't withstand Du Feng's coaching pressure and developed mental health issues.

In the regular season of the 2026 VCT CN Stage 1, DRG defeats TE 2-1, securing third place in Group O! Map 1: Lotus. Attacking side TE: Omen/Prism/Dark Dream/Neon/Viper. Defending side DRG: Zero/Neon/Skye/Prism/Omen. DRG takes the first two rounds of the first half. In the third round, after a chaotic fight at A, TE wins the gunfight to claim their first point.

TES is widely recognized as the "domestic league expert" in the LPL, with many viewers calling TES an "LPL little king-level team." Some even speculate that BLG might not be able to beat TES within the league. However, something unexpected for many LPL fans happened: TES was eliminated by IG with a 2-0 score in the recent EWC (Esports World Cup) loser bracket qualifiers.

On April 14 Beijing time, the 2026 NBA playoffs will commence on Wednesday. On the first day of the play-in tournament, the Charlotte Hornets will host the Miami Heat, and the Phoenix Suns will face the Portland Trail Blazers at home. Which Eastern Conference team can move closer to the No. 8 seed, and which Western Conference contender will secure a matchup against the No. 2 seed, the San Antonio Spurs?

On April 14 Beijing time, ESPN conducted a comprehensive forecast for the 2025-26 NBA playoffs, ultimately concluding that the Spurs will become this season's champions, defeating the Celtics 4-2 in the Finals, with 22-year-old Wembanyama becoming the Finals MVP.

On April 14 Beijing time, reports claimed Lakers star Luka Doncic's examination results in Spain showed his hamstring strain injury was more severe than initially diagnosed. Journalist Iztok Franko first shared then corrected the news: "I have deleted the related messages about Doncic's injury because the injury update disclosed in that podcast program was inaccurate.